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Patented Aug. 9, I898.

W. M. SHUTT CHECKING DEVICE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,920, dated August 9, 1898.

Application filed August 14,1897. Serial No 648,269. (No model.)

To aZZ whom itmctyconcern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. Snurr, a citizen of the United States, residing at North iVashington, in the county of lVestmoreland and State of Penn sylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Checkrein Attachments; and I- do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a checkrein attachment for harness, the object being to provide means whereby the checkrein may be checked up or loosened to the desired extent without necessitating the dismountin g of the driver.

To the accomplishment of this object the invention consists in providing a saddle-hook over which the checkrein may be checked in the usual manner, provided with slots through which a supplemental checkrein may be passed when it is desired to employ a hook in connection with my invention, and, further, in providing a supplemental-checkrein hook of peculiar construction located upon the back-strap immediately forward of the crupper and designed to adjustably retain the supplemental checkrein, which may be adjusted by a person within the vehicle.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a general view showing the application of my device. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of my improved saddle-hook. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the check-hook.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 indicates the saddle, and 2 the back-strap, of an ordinary harness, upon the former of which is located my improved saddle-hook 3, and upon the latter of which is secured at a point in front of the crupper my improved check-hook a. The saddle-hook 3 is preferably composed of a base-plate 5, provided with suitable apertures for the reception of rivets, bolts, or the like, by means of which the plate is secured to the saddle, and at its forward end with an upwardlyprojecting slotted plate 6, from which extends upwardly and rearwardly a saddle-hook 7, beyond the rean extremity of which is located a slotted guard 8, projected upwardly from the basedistance from its rear extremity. 7

When the device is designed for use in an ordinary oonnection,the checkrein 9 is looped over the hook in the ordinary manner, but where it is desiredto employ the saddle-hook in connection with the other elements of my invention a supplemental checkrein 10 is passed through the slots in the end plate and guard and isconnected at its forward extremity, as by a snap-hook 11, with the checkrein. The supplemental rein is then extended rearwardlyv to the vehicle and is provided With aseries of apertures 12, which are designed to engage a check-hook 13, projecting from the base-plate 14, provided in front of said hook with a strap-loop 15, designed to plate at a slight receive the supplemental checkrein and to insure the engagement thereof with the checkhook.

17 indicates a ring or other means located at the rear end of thesupplemental rein, by means of which it maybe secured to a hook 18 or the like screwed upon the dashboard of the vehicle. It will be observed that the driver by reaching forward can disengage the supplemental checkrein from the check-hook and can then draw the'rein'tighter or loosen it and thereafter cause its engagement with the check-hook to retain the horses head at the desired elevation, and it'will be obvious that by employing this simple device the horse can be unchecked-as, for instance, where it is desired to water the animal-without the necessity for the driver leaving the vehicle and that the horse can be checked to the desired extent with equal facility.

While the present embodiment of my invention appears at this time to be preferable, I do not desire to limit myself to the details of construction herein shown and described, but reserve the right to change, modify, or vary the same at will within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- v In a device of the Character described, the combination with a base-plate, an upwardly extending rigid terminal plate slotted and provided above the slot with an upwardlyand rearwardly extending fixed hook and a slotted guide adj aeent to the opposite end of the baseplate located behind the extremity of the hook and extending parallel to the terminal plate, of a eheekrein, a supplemental eheckrein secured at one end to the eheokrein, passing through the slot in the terminal plate and located below the hook and provided With a series of apertures and a cheek-hook located in the rear of said saddle-hook comprising a base-plate, a strap-loop at its front end, and an upwardly and rearwardly extending hook "WILLIAM M. SHUTT.

Witnesses:

ANDREW GALLAGHER, B. WALTER. 

